My Name is Paul H Cosentino. I started this Blog in 2011 because of what I believe to be wrongdoings in town government. This Blog is to keep the citizens of Templeton informed. It is also for the citizens of Templeton to post their comments and concerns.

Federal regulators are investigating an “absolutely
unacceptable” violation of improper handling of nuclear material after
the mislabeled cargo was sent on commercial cargo flights to two
laboratories in the United States.

Last week, unknown quantities of “special nuclear material”
were sent from Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico to Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory in California and the Savannah River Site
in South Carolina via “commercial air cargo” in violation of federal regulations.

Originally, the nuclear matter to both labs was packaged and “containerized”
for commercial ground cargo transportation. But it later emerged that
the documents by Los Alamos National Laboratory were prepared for air
shipment in violation of well-defined federal regulations, the National
Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said in a statement.

While the packaging was not breached and the nuclear material
not contaminated during its transportation, the NNSA announced that it
is now investigating the case.

“I
require the contractors who manage and operate our national
laboratories and production plants to rigorously adhere to the highest
safety and security standards in performing the vitally important work
they do for our national security.”

The NNSA emphasized there was “no loss of radioactive material,”
but promised that those who potentially jeopardized public security
will be held accountable. It also gave assurances to undertake measures
to avoid future incidents of this type.